Asked by: Joani Reid (Labour - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create defence jobs in Scotland.
Answered by Ian Murray - Secretary of State for Scotland
Scotland’s defence industry is vital to the UK’s security and economy. The newly published Defence Industrial Strategy is clear that this government will prioritise UK-based defence firms, including those in Scotland.
As part of Brand Scotland, I have been promoting the Scottish defence industry in Norway and in South-East Asia, where I visited HMS Spey, constructed by BAE Systems on the Clyde.
I welcome the announcement by BAE Systems that they will be investing £1 billion in education and skills across the UK, which will lead to more than 200 jobs in Glasgow.
Feb. 25 2025
Source Page: Briefings on Type 31 Frigates: FOI releaseFound: The Cabinet Secretary has been invited by Babcock to attend the Type 31 steel cutting ceremony for HMS
Mentions:
1: John Grady (Lab - Glasgow East) It is central to Glasgow and the Clyde region. - Speech Link
2: Patricia Ferguson (Lab - Glasgow West) and Glasgow built the Clyde. - Speech Link
3: Jamie Stone (LD - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) are ageing. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Findlay, Russell (Con - West Scotland) Miraculously, he survived the disease, violence and squalor of the camp to return home to Glasgow after - Speech Link
2: Sarwar, Anas (Lab - Glasgow) join campaigners in calling for a permanent memorial to the soldiers of the British Indian Army in Glasgow - Speech Link
3: Cole-Hamilton, Alex (LD - Edinburgh Western) His younger brother, David, who was a commander on HMS Sikh, was, sadly, killed on a troop transport, - Speech Link
4: Whitham, Elena (SNP - Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) dairyman, was part of the home guard, and my gran, who fibbed about her age and left the Calton in Glasgow - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Sweeney, Paul (Lab - Glasgow) The shipyards in Govan and Scotstoun in Glasgow have operated since 1864 and 1906 respectively. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Greene, Jamie (Con - West Scotland) Moray region—which I am sure we will hear a lot more about—17,000 in Fife and more than 10,000 in Glasgow - Speech Link
2: Sweeney, Paul (Lab - Glasgow) them last week at BAE Systems on the Clyde, at the steel-cutting ceremony for the new type 26 frigate, HMS - Speech Link
Correspondence Mar. 04 2025
Committee: Defence Committee (Department: Ministry of Defence)Found: The HCDC report cited spoken evidence, where the Chief of Defence Staff asserted that HMS GLASGOW would
Mentions:
1: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley South) I was also pleased to attend the Imperial War Museums celebration aboard HMS Belfast. - Speech Link
2: Samantha Niblett (Lab - South Derbyshire) Ray served aboard HMS Indefatigable with the Royal Navy, and I know the whole House will want to join - Speech Link
3: Alex Ballinger (Lab - Halesowen) HMS Catterick—the ship my grandad served on before he landed at Salerno—was built in Barrow shipyard. - Speech Link
4: David Chadwick (LD - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe) HMS Brecon, a Hunt-class destroyer, served with honour in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, carrying - Speech Link
5: Kirsteen Sullivan (LAB - Bathgate and Linlithgow) He was also a plumber from a small village north of Glasgow, who was plucked from that village and sent - Speech Link
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on improving service accommodation at (a) HMS Caledonia and (b) HMS Scotia since April 2022.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
The below table provides information concerning how much the Department has spent improving Service Family Accommodation (SFA) and Single Living Accommodation (SLA) at each of the establishments, since 2022:
| Service Family Accommodation | Single Living Accommodation |
RAF Lossiemouth | £4,094,738 | £6,197,356.91 |
RAF Kirknewton | £0 | £14,560.80 |
RRH Benbecula | £0 | £0 |
RRH Buchan | £0 | £0 |
RAF Saxa Vord | £0 | £0 |
Kinloss Barracks | £1,464,387 | £471,500.62 |
Glencorse Barracks | £0 | £617,322 |
Dreghorn Barracks | £0 | £5,533,352 |
Redford Barracks | £0 | £225,694 |
Cameron Barracks | £616,030 | £0 |
Leuchars Station | £1,282,762 | £38,469.15 |
RM Condor | £1,034,471 | £366,096.15 |
HMS Dalraiada | £0 | £0 |
HMS Caledonia | £0 | £344,789 |
HMS Scotia | £0 | Nil |
University Royal Naval Unit East Scotland - | £0 | £0 |
University Royal Naval Unit East Scotland - | £0 | £0 |
There is no onsite SLA at Benbecula, Buchan, RAF Saxa Vord, HMS Dalriada, University Royal Naval Unit East Scotland, Edinburgh and University Royal Naval Unit East Scotland, Glasgow.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on improving service accommodation at HMS Dalraiada since April 2022.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
The below table provides information concerning how much the Department has spent improving Service Family Accommodation (SFA) and Single Living Accommodation (SLA) at each of the establishments, since 2022:
| Service Family Accommodation | Single Living Accommodation |
RAF Lossiemouth | £4,094,738 | £6,197,356.91 |
RAF Kirknewton | £0 | £14,560.80 |
RRH Benbecula | £0 | £0 |
RRH Buchan | £0 | £0 |
RAF Saxa Vord | £0 | £0 |
Kinloss Barracks | £1,464,387 | £471,500.62 |
Glencorse Barracks | £0 | £617,322 |
Dreghorn Barracks | £0 | £5,533,352 |
Redford Barracks | £0 | £225,694 |
Cameron Barracks | £616,030 | £0 |
Leuchars Station | £1,282,762 | £38,469.15 |
RM Condor | £1,034,471 | £366,096.15 |
HMS Dalraiada | £0 | £0 |
HMS Caledonia | £0 | £344,789 |
HMS Scotia | £0 | Nil |
University Royal Naval Unit East Scotland - | £0 | £0 |
University Royal Naval Unit East Scotland - | £0 | £0 |
There is no onsite SLA at Benbecula, Buchan, RAF Saxa Vord, HMS Dalriada, University Royal Naval Unit East Scotland, Edinburgh and University Royal Naval Unit East Scotland, Glasgow.